The Top Deckers

Dana and Franky discuss the recent bannings, coronavirus and it's effect on MTG, and MTG advertising for some events. Stay home, stay safe, and play online!

Dana and Franky discuss some major events from the last two weeks, who is the GOAT, player redemption, and WOTC hiding meta game data. They also attempt to navigate some “Flip it or rip it” chaos.World Championshiphttp://mtgtop8.com/event?e=24631&f=ST

Franky and Dana are back! There’s been a lot of moving pieces and changes for them; they’ll go over them this episode. As always, they discuss the most recent event results and what they’re running in each format.Third Time’s The Charm: How I Won SCG Knoxville With Golgari Yawgmothhttps://articles.starcitygames.com/premium/third-times-the-charm-how-i-won-scg-knoxville-with-golgari-yawgmoth/?utm_content=112748719&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-26833198

Franky and Dana are back from their cross country trip to SCGCON and go over how the event went for them. After that, they talk about some recent shake ups in standard, the current state of pioneer, discuss their perspectives on magic ethics, and muse over some of the latest vorthos developments. All that and more on this week’s episode of The TopDeckers Podcast!Note from Dana:I made mention in this episode that Liliana still had the chain veil which I later learned might not be accurate. In either case, based on my personal discourse, I hadn’t planned to read the book, but I apologize for any confusion this may have caused.Pioneer PSQhttp://old.starcitygames.com/decks/Players_Tour_Qualifier/2019-11-17_pioneer_Roanoke_VA_US/1/?_ga=2.156990195.933985041.1574735355-123194052.1537565745 Pioneer Invitationalhttp://old.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Invitational/2019-11-15_pioneer_Roanoke_VA_US/1/?_ga=2.156990195.933985041.1574735355-123194052.1537565745 Friday Modern PSQhttp://old.starcitygames.com/decks/Players_Tour_Qualifier/2019-11-15_modern_Roanoke_VA_US/1/?_ga=2.267091142.933985041.1574735355-123194052.1537565745 Saturday Modern PSQhttp://old.starcitygames.com/decks/Players_Tour_Qualifier/2019-11-16_modern_Roanoke_VA_US/1/?_ga=2.233551190.933985041.1574735355-123194052.1537565745 Modern Invitationalhttp://old.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Invitational/2019-11-15_modern_Roanoke_VA_US/1/?_ga=2.198580327.933985041.1574735355-123194052.1537565745 GP Columbushttp://old.starcitygames.com/decks/Grand_Prix/2019-11-23_modern_Columbus_OH_US/1/?_ga=2.233551190.933985041.1574735355-123194052.1537565745 Angle Shooting Articlehttps://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/articles/angle-shooting/

Dana and Franky are joined this week by Danielle! She adds some of her insight and humor to the episode as Dana and Franky prepare for SCG CON.MF Richmond Decklistshttps://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/40Mythic Championship VIhttps://www.magic.gg/events/mythic-championship-vi

Grab your pickaxes and shovels and join Dana and Franky as they put standard out to pasture and venture forth into the uncharted territories of Pioneer. On this episode they briefly discuss the state of standard and its effect on magic as a whole before setting off on the trail and diving into Pioneer for the first time. All that and more on top of the deck this week on, The Top Deckers Podcast. Modern Openhttp://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Open/2019-10-26_modern_Atlanta_GA_US/1/Modern Classichttp://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Classic/2019-10-27_modern_Atlanta_GA_US/1/Standard Classichttp://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Classic/2019-10-27_standard_Atlanta_GA_US/1/NRG CThttps://nerdragegaming.wpengine.com/decklists-archive/pioneer-nrg-ct-november-2019/?fbclid=IwAR11KeV5bvUspKu4-2SbV4ukCO0P-8uiTqJdHfXSh3MKtKETuyyFnqAkGJw

In this episode, Franky and Dana introduce you to arguably magics most popular format, Modern. They discuss the history of the format, power level and power creep, the effects of the ban list on the format, then go over some of the formats most played decks. They wrap up with some tips and tricks on how you can tackle the format preparing you for your first modern event or you next for those seasoned players. All that and more on the top of the deck this week at the Top Deckers Podcast. 1st Announcement of the Modern Format: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/latest-developments/modern-proposal-2011-05-27Formal Announcement of the Modern Format: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/latest-developments/welcome-modern-world-2011-08-12

This week, Franky and Dana discuss the current state of the modern metagame while analyzing the results of SCG Indy. They also briefly discuss the current state of standard and the upcoming banned and restricted announcement while looking at the future of standard. Do you think they’ll ban field of the dead? All that and more, this week on The Top Deckers Podcast.Humans of Magic: Interviews with the Game’s Greatest Minds by James Hsuhttps://www.amazon.com/Humans-Magic-Interviews-Games-Greatest/dp/1697457886/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=james+hsu&qid=1571108079&sr=8-1Modern Openhttp://www.starcitygames.com/decks/results/format/28/event_ID/53/start_date/11-10-2019/end_date/13-10-2019/city/Indianapolis/state/IN/start/1/finish/138/w_perc/0/g_perc/0/r_perc/0/b_perc/0/u_perc/0/a_perc/0/order_1/finish/limit/100/start_num/0/Modern Classichttp://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Classic/2019-10-13_modern_Indianapolis_IN_US/1/Standard Classichttp://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Classic/2019-10-13_standard_Indianapolis_IN_US/1/

Dana and Franky discuss Throne of Eldraine’s impact on various formats, what players were expecting from this most recent B&R Announcement, and the TCGPlayer Sales Tax.Team Openhttp://www.starcitygames.com/decks/results/format/1-28-3/event_ID/49/start_date/04-10-2019/end_date/06-10-2019/city/Philadelphia/state/PA/country/US/start/1/finish/28/w_perc/0/g_perc/0/r_perc/0/b_perc/0/u_perc/0/a_perc/0/order_1/finish/limit/100/start_num/0/Standard Classichttp://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Classic/2019-10-06_standard_Philadelphia_PA_US/1/Modern Classichttp://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Classic/2019-10-06_modern_Philadelphia_PA_US/1/Legacy Classichttp://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Classic/2019-10-06_legacy_Philadelphia_PA_US/1/4C Metal Craft Control (Pauper): Maindeck (60)  1 Kor Skyfisher  3 Spellstutter Sprite  1 Archaeomancer  2 Bleak Coven Vampires  4 Mulldrifter  3 Ephemerate  2 Firebolt  4 Galvanic Blast  2 Chainer's Edict  3 Terminate  1 Mystical Teachings  4 Thoughtcast  4 Arcum's Astrolabe  4 Prophetic Prism  4 Great Furnace  1 Mortuary Mire  4 Seat of the Synod  4 Snow-Covered Island  3 Snow-Covered Mountain  1 Snow-Covered Plains  1 Snow-Covered Swamp  4 Vault of Whispers  Sideboard (15)  2 Gorilla Shaman  2 Standard Bearer  1 Bleak Coven Vampires  1 Annul  2 Dispel  3 Electrickery  3 Pyroblast  1 Reaping the Graves

Dana and Franky discuss Franky’s recent “Legacy Trip” to SCG Syracuse (where he finished in the Top 64) and MF Atlanta. They also go over Dana’s Tucson Legacy City Championship and  touch on the Throne of Eldraine Deluxe Edition.SCG Syracusehttp://www.starcitygames.com/decks/Star_City_Games_Open/2019-09-14_legacy_Syracuse_NY_US/1/MF Atlantahttps://coverage.channelfireball.com/event/33